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I can't even imagine purchasing a house before knowing that the sorority would be colonizing at a school!
FWIW, there are campuses where housing was not obtained after colonizing or installation. I'm guessing either there wasn't physical on-campus housing space available or it wasn't the campus norm for all sororities to be housed when the housing decision is made.
As for any of the other comments about scholarships, recruiting people to transfer and such...I honestly have no personal knowledge about such things. I'm going to guess that "standard practice" depends on the school and the existing greek and sorority system there. What would be normal for our colonization at OU may be completely different than what we'd do if we colonized at a small east coast school. At a school such as OU (or IU) it's crucial to establish yourself strongly so to be competitive from the start.
I'm sure that there will be those sisters who perhaps were interested in transferring for a particular academic program or to be closer to home. I can remember one of my sisters who, once she decided on her major, realized it would be in her best interest to transfer schools. She looked at academics AND whether we had a chapter there or not before making her transfer decision. I'm sure this happens in any sorority or fraternity with more than one chapter.
Christin
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